Comparison

Order Remote vs Pocket Pad

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Order Remote

This point-of-sale system is designed for cafes and restaurants, enabling waitstaff to take orders directly at the table. It requires a companion desktop application, Order Manager, to be running as a server.

Highlights
  • Table-side order taking
  • Cafe and restaurant POS
  • Requires Order Manager server
  • Direct order entry
Features
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** REQUIRES ORDER MANAGER SERVER ** (click 'cafe point of sale software web site' link below) Order Remote © 2011 - 2018 Cafe Point of Sale Software Order Remote is a point of sale system specifically designed to suit cafes and restaurants, it allows orders to be taken by waitstaff directly at the table. Order Remote requires the iMac desktop application Order Manager (available on the Apple App Store) to be running as a server.

About

Pocket Pad

Features
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Idealpos Pocket Pad enhances your Idealpos system by offering a mobile solution to allow cafe, bar and restaurant staff to offer better service on the floor to your customers. Our handheld POS system software features advanced capabilities to place an order quickly, or allow staff to process payment on the floor at the table, this is a time saver in your pocket! What better way to increase your cafe, bar or restaurant's sales while offering better service than to have a handheld POS terminal right there when you need it. Staff have the ability to do what they do best, and that's to give great customer service. Take & Send Orders on the fly with Pocket Pad - Active/Available Tables View - Increase staff service times by minimising the time required walking to a POS Terminal to place orders. - Tablet version displays a fully functioning Table Map complete with Table Status indicators. - Quick Sale Function - Take an order & payment on the floor, saving everyone's time. - Pay@Table - Hand the device to the customer to complete their payment. Order & Pay Hybrid app offering the best of both worlds. Upsell guests tableside by taking orders and processing payments directly at the table when guests are ready to check out. Quick Sale Mode Designed for staff to move around the establishment, processing orders swiftly and efficiently without needing to save items to a table for later payment. Pay@Table Mode Enables floor staff to perform functions that suit their needs. They can view an itemised list of items on a table, print the bill on a nearby receipt printer, and settling the bill in full or splitting it, all on the same device. Open and Close tables with ease Two additional modes for fast payment collection: - Pay@Table Mode (No Ordering) In this mode, your staff can use the Pocket Pad for the purpose of only collecting payments. - Quick Sale Mode Simply sell items and take payments right away without any table functionalities.

Screenshots

Order Remote4 screens
Pocket Pad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Order Remote at every 2 months against Pocket Pad's every 4 months. Order Remote also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Order Remote ships an update every 2 months, Pocket Pad every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Order Remote versus Pocket Pad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrder RemotePocket Pad
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCafe Point of Sale SoftwareIdealpos Solutions

In-app purchases

None

Order Remote

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket Pad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Order Remote free?
Order Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Pad free?
Pocket Pad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Order Remote or Pocket Pad have ads?
Neither Order Remote nor Pocket Pad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Order Remote or Pocket Pad?
Order Remote ships an update every 2 months, and Pocket Pad every 4 months. Most recently, Order Remote was updated on October 11, 2026 and Pocket Pad on October 13, 2026.

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